The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability, diagnosed as patellofemoral syndrome, patellofemoral chondromalacia, and chronic retropatellar pain syndrome, is related to his in-service fall and finds service connection warranted.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay reports of recurrent right knee pain since service credible and consistent with other competent and credible evidence. The VA examiner did not explain why he did not credit the Veteran's lay report of recurrent symptoms, leaving the issue in equipoise.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome, patellofemoral chondromalacia, chronic retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1429419
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his left knee disability, finding that a current disability is related to an in-service injury and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left knee conditions have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's authorized representative.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee strain with osteoarthritis, patellofemoral chondromalacia, osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral trochlea, and status post open trochlear arthroplasty, finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right, left knee conditions and back pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by active duty service or a service-connected disability.
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